"Fan Kuai, are you still alive?"
Liu Bang shook Fan Kuai who was lying on the ground and shouted anxiously.
He was hiding in the cave just now and heard some movement outside the cave. After observing for a long time and finding no one else, he comforted Qi Ji and carefully groped out to check.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, you find Fan Kuai lying on the ground.
At this time, Fan Kuai's condition was not good. He was covered in wounds, one of his legs was broken, and blood was constantly oozing from the wounds.
Hearing Liu Bang's call, Fan Kuai groaned weakly twice and slowly opened his eyes.
Although he couldn't see the full picture of the person in front of him, he could still distinguish the other person's identity through the moonlight.
"Liu Liu San'er, is that you?" Fan Kuai asked weakly.
Liu Gang was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "It's me! It's me! It's great that you are still alive. Where are Cao Shen and the others? Have you seen them?"
"Let's break up, let's cough"
"Okay, okay, stop talking, I'll help you take care of your wounds first!"
Seeing Fan Kuai coughing heavily after saying a few words, Liu Bang quickly tore his robe to pieces, bandaged Fan Kuai's wound, and then tied up his broken leg with a wooden stick.
After all the injuries were dealt with, he used the moonlight to identify the direction and walked toward the cave with Fan Kuai on his back.
I don't know how long he carried it. When Liu Bang really had no strength, he suddenly found a small river and couldn't help but be ecstatic.
After all, he hadn't drank water for a long time.
Especially when running in the woods for a long time, the water in the body gradually decreases with the loss of sweat.
If you don't replenish water in time, you will easily become exhausted.
Liu Bang took off the kettle he carried with him and filled a pot of water from the river. He drank a few sips first, and then brought some back to Fan Kuai.
"Fan Kuai, are you afraid of pain?"
Seeing Fan Kuai gurgling a large mouthful of river water, Liu Bang took a look at his wounds and asked coldly.
"Um?"
Fan Kuai stopped drinking water and looked at Liu Bang doubtfully.
Liu Bang said seriously: "When I traveled to Wei, I heard about a method to quickly stop bleeding. It is very practical on the battlefield. Do you want to try it?"
"What, what can I do?"
"It might be a bit scary to say it, so I won't say it. Just watch."
"this"
Fan Kuai's eyelids twitched, and he had a vague feeling of bad premonition.
Liu Bang took out something like a fire stick from his body, then found some dead branches and leaves, and lit it on the riverside.
Immediately afterwards, he picked out a red-hot charcoal from the fire and walked to Fan Kuai.
Fan Kuai was shocked: "Liu San'er, what are you going to do?"
"Nothing, just helping you heal your injuries! It's said to be very useful."
"No, no. I don't want you to treat me."
Fan Kuai had never seen such a powerful treatment method, and he didn't know where Liu Bang learned the 'harmful' medical skills, so he decisively rejected Liu Bang.
But Liu Bang seemed determined to help him heal his injuries, and said kindly: "Don't be afraid, it will hurt a little at first, just hold it back and it will be fine."
After saying that, without saying a word, he directly touched Fan Kuai's wound with the charcoal fire stick.
"ah--!"
Fan Kuai tried his best to dodge, but he couldn't muster the strength, so he could only let Liu Bang do whatever he wanted, his limbs thrashing around in pain.
I'm a fool!
Does this really hurt? !
"Hey, there shouldn't be any more bleeding now."
Liu Bang smiled with satisfaction, threw away the charcoal in his hand, and said comfortingly, "Okay, stop howling, we'll be done with the assassin later!"
After saying this, he suddenly thought of something and quickly took a kettle to put out the fire.
However, people are like this sometimes, they are afraid of whatever comes next.
However, after lighting the fire for a few minutes, the enemy was still attracted.
"There seems to be movement over there, go and take a look!"
"Quick! People are by the river, go and search there!"
Hearing the shouts coming from the distance, Liu Bang's expressions changed at the same time, and Fan Kuai quickly covered his mouth to prevent himself from making any sound due to pain.
Liu Bang, on the other hand, without saying a word, dragged Fan Kuai directly into the river, swinging his legs to prevent himself from sinking, and holding on to Fan Kuai to prevent his head from being submerged in the water.
Although it is the beginning of spring, the river water is still very cold at night.
"call"
"call"
The two of them took a deep breath and endured the biting cold, their hearts rising to their throats.
I saw two figures shaking in front of me. One of them squatted down and looked at the fire that had just been extinguished. He said solemnly: "The fire here has just been extinguished. The person should be nearby. Search carefully!"
"Okay! I'll go to the river to have a look."
The other man responded, holding a sharp sword and cautiously approaching the river.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Bang and his two men decisively dived into the river, making a gurgling sound.
"Um?"
The figure holding a long sword paused in his steps, and was about to check further, when he suddenly felt a gust of evil wind coming from behind his head, and his expression suddenly changed.
"clang!"
He subconsciously swung his sword to block, and a big bright sword went straight to his head.
"Hi!"
The man holding a big knife saw that the opponent blocked his fatal blow. He couldn't help shouting angrily and kicked the opponent in the chest, knocking him down to the ground.
At the same time, the man who was checking the fire also heard the sound and came over.
The two sides fought fiercely for a while, and the fight was back and forth. In the end, the man with the knife was more skilled and chopped the enemy to the ground.
"If you don't want to die, don't make any noise, otherwise I will make your life worse than death!"
The man with the knife strode towards the assassin who fell on the ground, put the knife on his shoulder, and shouted in a low voice.
"Sir, have mercy on me, please have mercy on me, lord"
"It's your boy!"
Hearing the other party's voice, the man holding the knife was slightly startled, and then he pulled off his mask, and it turned out to be the rogue just now.
"Uncle Xiahou, we just have a small misunderstanding. I will kowtow to you to apologize!"
The scoundrel recognized the identity of the man holding the knife at a glance and quickly knelt down to him to beg for mercy.
The man holding the knife was none other than Xia Houying, who had separated from Liu Bang.
But Xia Houying stared at the rogue coldly and said word by word: "I ask you a question. If you answer it well, I will let you live. If you don't answer it well, you will die!"
"Sir, please tell me everything I know!"
"Okay! Let me ask you, have you caught my companion?"
"Caught two."
"who!"
Xia Houying's expression changed, and his aura suddenly increased.
The rogue felt that the skin on his neck had been scratched several times by a sharp knife, and he couldn't help but grinned and said: "Back to you, sir. I only know that it's not Liu Ji and that woman. I don't know anything else."
"oh?"
Xia Houying squinted his eyes and stared directly at the rogue to make sure that he had not lied to him, and then said coldly: "If I find out that you lied to me, you will die!"
After saying that, he slowly picked up the big knife in his hand.
I saw that I had no choice but to swallow my saliva subconsciously, then climbed up from the ground with difficulty, spread my legs and ran towards the river.
While running, he looked back, and after confirming that the other party was not chasing him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn it! A bunch of country fools dare to go against Young Master Hao. Just wait for me. You will die later."
The scoundrel said angrily as he ran away.
However, before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden sound in his ears.
Then, his eyes suddenly went dark.
The scoundrel's chest was pierced by a long sword.
Looking up, he saw two panting figures lying by the river.
"thump!"
The rogue's body fell down, alarming Xia Houying who was about to leave.
"who?!"
Xia Houying's expression changed and he turned around suddenly.
But Liu Bang was heard panting: "Xia Xiahou Ying. It's us."
"Liu San'er!"
Xia Houying was overjoyed when he heard Liu Bang's voice. He rushed to the river in three steps and two steps at a time. However, he did not step forward immediately. Instead, he carefully looked at the other person's clothes, temperament, and the other person beside him.
After finally confirming that the two people were Liu Bang and Fan Kuai, he shouted excitedly: "It's really you, Liu San'er, Fan Kuai"
Liu Bang waved his hand feebly: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and pull us up quickly. Our bodies are numb from the cold."
"Oh, okay, okay"
"Be gentle!"
Xia Houying nodded repeatedly and carefully pulled Liu Bang and Fan Kuai ashore.
After Liu Bang and the two men took a short rest, Xia Houying asked in confusion: "Why did you all run into the water?"
"What else can you do? Didn't you see the injuries on the butcher's body?"
Liu Bang leaned against the tree trunk and rolled his eyes at Xia Houying, then turned to look at the scoundrel's body, frowned, stood up immediately, pulled out his sword, and said coldly: "It is indeed him!"
Just now in the river, he faintly heard the rogue's voice, and he became more certain in his suspicion that the person who was chasing him was Zhao Hao.
"Damn it! It's useless for me to want to defect to you!"
Liu Bang was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
With his current power, not to mention Zhao Hao, even the people around Zhao Hao, he can't fight.
After pondering for a while, he turned to look at Xia Houying; "Xia Houying, I just heard your conversation from a distance, did you ask anything?"
"oh."
Xia Houying came to his senses, pointed at the rogue on the ground and said, "He told me that two of us were captured by them!"
"There are you, me, Fan Kuai, and Qi Ji here. Only Cao Shen, Lu Wan, and Xiao He are left. Xiao He is not with us. I think it should be Cao Shen and Lu Wan."
Liu Bang pondered.
Xia Houying glanced at him and said, "What should we do now? Are we going to save them?"
Liu Bang narrowed his eyes and said: "In our current situation, saving people will only lead to death in vain."
"But."
Xia Houying opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
Liu Bang glanced at him and suddenly said seriously: "I know what you are thinking, but the situation is stronger than people. If they want to blame, just blame me, Liu Ji. It has nothing to do with you."
"this"
Xia Houying looked troubled and turned to look at Fan Kuai.
Fan Kuai, who had always been carefree, became surprisingly silent at this time.
Seeing the two people hesitating, Liu Bang suddenly became worried and immediately made a decision: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's leave here first. At dawn tomorrow, we will leave the city and return to Peixian County!"
"Isn't there a magistrate Wang in Pei County? If he deliberately makes things difficult."
Xia Houying said worriedly.
Fan Kuai was angry: "Damn it! The Qin Dynasty is just like flies and dogs. If it doesn't work, let's go to Mangdang Mountain and turn into bandits!"
"Okay! A man should be able to bend and stretch!"
Liu Bang laughed.
Just like that, a group of three people took advantage of the darkness and quietly left the river bank.
Time passed little by little, until the sky turned white, and the fire at Yongcheng Inn was extinguished by a water tanker.
These waterwheels were built on a whim by Zhao Hao, who dug canals to divert water. He didn't expect that they would be put to use so quickly.
At this time, Zhao Hao stood expressionlessly under the canopy of the carriage, quietly looking at the ruins of the inn in front of him.
I saw green smoke curling above the ruins, and from time to time, mud and tiles collapsed, and the sound of charcoal exploding could be heard.
Fortunately, the fire was put out in a timely manner and there were not many casualties.
But the surviving people were looking at the scene in front of them with lingering fear and whispering.
"Master Qi, the matter has been found out. It was a group of foreigners who first arrived in Yongcheng!"
Mond hurriedly walked towards Zhao Hao's carriage, cupped his hands and said.
When Zhao Hao heard this, his face remained expressionless and he said calmly: "Why did they set the fire?"
"this"
Mond hesitated for a moment and said: "According to the people around the inn, they once rescued a woman who was robbed on the street, and later stayed in this inn with the woman. A fire broke out in the inn that night!"
"Oh? The hero saved the beauty? And was retaliated against?"
Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows and immediately looked meaningfully at Ying Chang beside the carriage: "Uncle Emperor, you are a good minister of Yongcheng!"
"Young Master is aware of this!"
Ying Chang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly handed over his hand: "Yongcheng has always been peaceful under the rule of Lao Chen. This has never happened before. Come to think of it."
Speaking of this, he suddenly felt Zhao Hao's gaze directed at him like a sword, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Before that, he was honest with Zhao Hao and asked Zhao Hao to give the clan a chance to help Zhao Hao achieve great achievements.
Now that such evil things have happened in Yongcheng that he governs, how can Zhao Hao trust him and the entire clan?
"What do you want?"
Zhao Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ying Chang coldly.
Ying Chang raised his hand subconsciously, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said bravely: "It seems that those foreigners had impure motives and wanted to harm the woman. They were eventually discovered by the woman. The woman couldn't bear the humiliation, so she set fire to die with them. "
"Papa pa pa"
Before Ying Chang could finish his words, Zhao Hao's applause suddenly sounded.
But Zhao Hao clapped his hands and said jokingly: "It's a pity that the emperor doesn't go to take pictures. I think you will make up such a bizarre story and it will definitely sell well!"
"Not the young master, old minister."
"Okay, I'm not interested in hearing your story now!"
Zhao Hao flicked his sleeves and said, "Come here, bring up the body in the inn. I want to conduct an autopsy myself!"
Ying Chang's face darkened: "Young Master, no, this is against the rules."
"snort!"
Zhao Hao snorted coldly and said without any doubt: "My master's rules are rules!"
He didn't believe what Ying Chang said.
There must be something wrong here.
Someone dares to rob a girl in broad daylight, which shows that there must be someone behind this person.
Otherwise, according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, it would be impossible for the onlookers to let a group of foreigners 'heroes save the beauty'.
Because Qin Law stipulates: When a thief kills or injures someone, regardless of whether the injured person is a man or a woman, if anyone within a hundred steps stands idly by and is unwilling to help, he shall be punished with two sets of armor.
You know, the price of two sets of armor is not a small amount. Even the people in the old capital Yongcheng are not that rich.
The reason for standing idly by is that the lesser of two evils is the worst.
It was obvious that they couldn't afford to mess with the backer behind the man who robbed the girl.
So, what kind of backer is it?
Zhao Hao didn't need to think about it to know that he must be from the Ying Qin royal family!
After all, except for the members of the Ying Qin royal family, there should be no one who can dominate Yongcheng.
"What are you still doing? Are you going to disobey me?"
Seeing that no one responded to him around the carriage, Zhao Hao immediately shouted: "Where is the black-armored guard?!"
"The black-armored guard is here—!"
As soon as Zhao Hao finished speaking, a group of black cavalry suddenly arrived.
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